Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/mōtīgijan

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

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Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From *mōtīg (“free, leisurely”) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

*mōtīgijan

1. to spend time leisurely
2. to abstain from

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive	*mōtīgijan
1st sg. past	*mōtīgidā
Infinitive	*mōtīgijan
Genitive infin.	*mōtīgijannjas
Dative infin.	*mōtīgijannjē
Instrum. infin.	*mōtīgijannju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*mōtīgiju	*mōtīgidā
2nd singular	*mōtīgisi	*mōtīgidēs, *mōtīgidōs
3rd singular	*mōtīgiþi	*mōtīgidē, *mōtīgidā
1st plural	*mōtīgijum	*mōtīgidum
2nd plural	*mōtīgiþ	*mōtīgidud
3rd plural	*mōtīgijanþ	*mōtīgidun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*mōtīgijē	*mōtīgidī
2nd singular	*mōtīgijēs	*mōtīgidī
3rd singular	*mōtīgijē	*mōtīgidī
1st plural	*mōtīgijēm	*mōtīgidīm
2nd plural	*mōtīgijēþ	*mōtīgidīd
3rd plural	*mōtīgijēn	*mōtīgidīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*mōtīgi
Plural	*mōtīgiþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*mōtīgijandī	*mōtīgid

• Old Saxon: *mōtigian
  • Middle Low German: *mȫtigen
    • ⇒ Middle Low German: entmȫtigen
• Old Dutch: muotigen
• Old High German: muozīgen
  • Middle High German: müezigen
    • German: müßigen